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Bixbite Vs Benitoite


Benitoite Vs Bixbite


Astrology

Origin
USA  
USA, San Benito Country, USA. Very rare collectors stone. Found only in San Benito County, California  

Color
Red  
Violet, Blue, Colorless, pink, White  

Streak
-  
White  

For which Rashi?
Taurus, Aries  
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Planet
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Element of Planets
Water  
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Energy
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How to Wear?
  
  

Finger
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Ring Metal
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Deities
Mars  
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Not to wear with
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Powers
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Birthstone
  
  

Planetary
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Talisman
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Physical Properties

Tenacity
-  
-  

Solubility
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Insoluble: HCl  

Durability
-  
-  

Specific Gravity
-9999  
3.61-3.68  

Fracture
-  
Conchoidal  

Cleavage
Indiscernible  
[10 1 1] poor  

Mohs Hardness
7.5  
6-6.5  

Chemical Composition
Be3Al2(SiO3)6  
BaTiSi 3O 9Michael O’Donoghue , Gems, Sixth Edition (2006) More from other references  

Optical Properties

Luster
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Vitreous  

Pleochroism
-  
O = colorless; E = purple  

Dispersion
0.01  
99+
0.04  
35

Transparency
-  
Transparent  

Refractive Index
-9999  
1.757-1.804  

Optic Character
-  
-  

Crystal System
Hexagonal  
Hexagonal  

Birefringence
-9999  
0.047  

Clarity
-  
Transparent  

Benefits

Physical
  
  

Neurological
Enhances mental clarity and focus  
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Cardiovascular
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Respiratory
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Good  

Reproductive
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Digestive
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Psychology
Passion  
Transformation  

Healing
Emotional healing  
Emotional healing  

Qualities Associated
Passion  
Transformation  

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Bixbite Vs Benitoite Fracture

Fracture is an important parameter when you compare Bixbite and Benitoite Physical Properties. It is necessary to understand the significance of these properties, before you compare Bixbite Vs Benitoite fracture. Whenever a gemstone chip breaks, it leaves a characteristic line along its breakage. Such lines are known as fracture and are used to identify the gemstones in their initial stages of production when they are in the form of rough minerals. Fracture is usually described with the terms “fibrous” and “splintery” to denote a fracture that usually leaves elongated and sharp edges. Benitoite fracture is Conchoidal.

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Bixbite Vs Benitoite Luster

A primary knowledge about Bixbite vs Benitoite luster is useful in apparent identifications of these gemstones. Luster is the measure of light that gets reflected when incident on a finished cut gemstone. There are two major types of lusters: Silky and Adamantine. Since luster varies between two crystals of even the same gemstone, luster is limited to basic identification criteria. Benitoite, on other hand, exhibits Vitreous luster.

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